Lead Steward – Kitchen Hygiene & Ops Leader

Aramark; Corning (AR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Aramark is hiring a Lead Steward to oversee back-of-house dishwashing, equipment cleaning, and daily kitchen support in a fast-paced environment. You will lead the dishroom team, assign tasks, monitor productivity, and ensure sanitary conditions and inventory control across FOH/BOH operations.

The role requires supervising experience in high-volume food service, strong organizational skills, and collaboration with culinary and café leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a dishroom or stewarding team in a high-volume food service environment.
• Strong organizational, time management, and task delegation skills.
• Experience collaborating with culinary and café leadership on ordering, inventory control, and supply management.
• Knowledge of cost-control practices, including waste reduction, chemical usage monitoring, and inventory management.
• Ability to collaborate with Back of House (BOH) and Front of House (FOH) management to maintain operational efficiency, sanitation standards, and guest service expectations.

Responsibilities

• Support kitchen and café operations by maintaining a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
• Assist with inventory management, receiving, storage, and replenishment of food, beverage, and operational supplies for both FOH and BOH departments.
• Monitor inventory levels and submit orders.
• Receive and properly store deliveries, ensuring all products meet quality and food safety standards.
• Maintain storerooms, refrigerators, freezers, and dry storage areas in a clean, organized, and audit-ready condition.
• Supervise daily dish room operations to ensure dishes, cookware, utensils, and service ware are cleaned, sanitized, and returned to service in a timely manner.
• Train and direct dish room team members on proper cleaning procedures, safety standards, and workflow expectations.
• Operate and oversee dishwashing equipment, ensuring machines are properly maintained, cleaned, and functioning efficiently.
• Ensure all food safety regulations, HACCP requirements, and company sanitation standards are consistently followed.
• Complete and maintain required food safety, sanitation, and temperature logs.
• Coordinate the availability and distribution of clean service ware and kitchen equipment to support daily operations and catering events.
• Assist with stocking and replenishment of café, catering, and concession locations as needed.
• Maintain positive and professional communication with culinary, catering, and front-of-house teams.
• Identify operational, sanitation, or safety concerns and communicate them promptly to management.
• Support opening and closing procedures and assist with operational projects as assigned.

Skills

Supervising dishroom

Inventory management

Cost-control practices

Food safety

Team leadership

Safety standards

Job description

Aramark is hiring a Lead Steward to oversee back-of-house dishwashing, equipment cleaning, and daily kitchen support in a fast-paced environment. You will lead the dishroom team, assign tasks, monitor productivity, and ensure sanitary conditions and inventory control across FOH/BOH operations.

The role requires supervising experience in high-volume food service, strong organizational skills, and collaboration with culinary and café leadership.